yakāra 1.1 · yakāra 2.1
Ya-kāra [ya + kāra] 1. the letter (or sound) y: Ja I 430 (pada-sandhikara); III 433 (vyañjana-sandhi-vasena gahita). 2. the letter (or syllable) ya: Ja V 427 (nipāta-matta). It is referred to at Vin IV 7 as an ending implying ridiculing or insult, together with the ending °bha. The commentary means words like dāsiya, gumbiya, bālya etc. where -ya either denotes descendency or property, or stands for -ka as diminutive (i.e. (disparaging) ending. The same applies to °bha. Here at Vin IV 7 this way of calling a person by means of adding -ya or -bha to his name (cf. English -y in kid > kiddy etc.) is grouped with a series of other terms of insult (hīnā akkosā).
(masc, masc, letter, comp) (gram) letter y; 34th letter of the alphabet; palatal semi-vowel Construction: ya + kāra
(masc, masc, comp, derog) adding the syllable -ya to a name; considered derogatory Construction: ya + kāra